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12TH
ANNUAL
TOMPKINS
COUNTY
FARM CITY DAY
Saturday,
September 12, 2009
11:00 a.m.- 4:00 p.m.
Hosted by:
Marlindale Farm
81 Sincerbeaux Road
Groton, NY
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Spend
the day on a working dairy farm: learn about cows and crops and meet the people who care for them.
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Experience many educational exhibits, demonstrations, and hands-on activities:
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Pet a calf
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Tour the milk house & parlor
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Take a farm tour wagon ride
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Learn how farms protect the environment
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Sample Milk & Cheese
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Watch a Sheep & Border Collie exhibition
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See the farm’s corn stove
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Find Fun Farm Facts
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Meet Ronnie Raindrop & the Dairy Ambassadors
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and MUCH More!
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PLUS: The
HUGE Farm City Day SILENT AUCTION to benefit Ag in the Classroom,
featuring goods and services from local artists, crafters, restaurants and businesses, takes place
all day long!
Scheduled
Events
11:15
am
Opening Ceremony- Welcome
Farm
City Day Hosts: The Houston Family
11
am - 4 p.m.
Ag-in-the-Classroom
SILENT AUCTION
12
- 4 p.m.
Farm Tour Wagon Rides
1:00
& 3:00 p.m.
Sheep & Border Collie Demonstrations
2:00
p.m.
Make and eat a GIANT ICE CREAM SUNDAE
with the Tompkins County Dairy Princess Program
4:30 p.m.
Silent Auction item pick-up begins for those still present.
Food/Concession by
the 4-H Cultural Exchange Club
(You will get hungry from all the fun and fresh air!)
Chicken BBQ, hamburgers,
hot dogs, salt potatoes,
nachos, drinks, and other items will be available
for sale throughout the event.
NOTE: some of the exhibitors, particularly
those educating about local food production, will have products
for sale
for those who are interested.
Farm
City Day is a free, public event
- donations are appreciated!
Sponsored
by:
Tompkins
County Agriculture & Farmland Protection Board
Cornell Cooperative Extension of Tompkins County
Agriculture Businesses and Organizations
For more information,
call CCE Tompkins County
at 607-272-2292
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